Tag Archive for e-cigarettes

What are e-cigarettes? Electronic cigarette (e-cigarettes) are devices that enable the user to inhale nicotine. They work by heating and vaporising a solution that contains nicotine, glycerine and sometimes flavourings. Inhaling nicotine from an e-cigarette is referred to as vaping. Since there is…

You would think that a product with the potential to save a billion tobacco-related deaths this century without costing tax-payers a penny would be universally welcomed by governments and the global public health community. You’d be wrong. Startling revelations from…

The booming e-cigarette trade has thrown down the gauntlet to the tobacco industry. Yet if the new, safer smokes are classed as a medicine, the battle could be over before it even begins. Vapor trials (PDF)

In a response to Clive Bates’ comment piece in the last issue of Druglink, Deborah Arnott of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) argues that proper regulation of e-cigarettes is needed if they are to become truly effective and widely accepted, while not allowing…

What is tobacco? Tobacco is the dried leaves of the plant that grow in many parts of the world. The main active ingredient is nicotine. Most tobacco used in this country comes from America and is sold as cigarettes. Cigars…